zimbello

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See also: zimbellò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */d͡zimˈbɛl.lo/, (traditional) */t͡simˈbɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: zim‧bèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Franco-Provençal cembel, from Vulgar Latin *cymbellum, from Latin cymbalum.[1]

Noun

zimbello m (plural zimbelli)

  1. (hunting) a decoy bird; either alive and tethered, or made of wood, etc., lure
  2. (figurative) flattery
  3. (figurative) a laughing stock, jest, patsy
  4. (ethology) mockups to stimulate animal behavior

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zimbello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of zimbellare

References

  1. ^ zimbello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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